Mongolia
We took the train from Beijing to the Mongolian border. The trains in Mongolia use a different rail gauge from China, so at the border they take the train into a workshop (and with everyone aboard) jack the carriage up and change the undercarriage and wheels. We stayed for a couple of days in Ulan [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Beijing Kung Fu
In Beijing I joined up with a small group tour. The tour lasted 3 weeks and took us from Beijing to St. Petersburg. There were 14 other people on the tour, plus the tour leader. It was a really fun group and I had a great time. There were lot of well-travelled people on the [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Panda Eclipse
After Huang Shan, I visited Chengdu in Sichuan Province. On July 22 there was an eclipse in some parts of the world. I saw a partial eclipse in Turkey and basically there was nothing to see, so I wasn’t holding out too much hope, especially since the skies are so grey in many parts of [...]
Posted by Aidan under Travel, Travel - World | Permalink | No Comments »Yellow Mountain
Hi Everyone, After Shanghai I took a night train to Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain) a city near one of China’s most famous tourist mountains. I took a cable car up the mountain and then went walking along the trails. Huang Shan is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. The only downside was [...]
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